Private Sector. 1. Contracting Parties agree to promote the involvement of the private sector in their cooperation programmes in order to strengthen economic and industrial cooperation between themselves. The Contracting Parties shall take measures to:
Private Sector. In contrast to the public sector, the private sector has been much slower in adopting a fully interoperable health information system (XxxXxxxxx et al., 2008; Xxx et al., 2009). Electronic health systems come with complexities, complications, and high costs involved. Political and financial measures have been put into place to reduce such issues and to facilitate the adoption of a national health infrastructure. In 2009, President Xxxxxx Xxxxx signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). The focus of ARRA and HITECH was to give the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) authority to provide financial reimbursement incentives for eligible professionals (EP) and hospitals to adopt widespread EHR technology information. The widespread EHR technology needs to be exchanged in a ‘meaningful’ understandable way to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care in the U.S. (Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 2010; Xxxxxxxx et al., 2012; Steinbrook, 2009). Meaningful Use (MU) is a three-stage process with final stage beginning in fiscal year 2017 (XXX.xxx, 2017; Xxxxxxxxxx, 2015) with the goal to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities. Stage-two was the first to incorporate oral health measures. Medical-Dental Integration Programs There are pilot programs and early intervention programs in place throughout the U.S. in the attempt to integrate oral health into systemic health care. Some hospital ED settings in the U.S. have developed referral-based pilot programs for patients that demonstrate a financial need and are referred to volunteer dentists. Referred patients receive treatment for dental care and provide community services as a payment for the dental care received. Other ED settings are working with state and local dental societies to reduce preventable-dental visits to the hospital ED by providing tooth extractions on- site to patients who are unable to receive care through the dental safety net. A local dental society recruits the volunteer dentists; the goal is to eliminate visits to the ED for the same dental problem, and reduce ED visits for dental pain and infections. Some participating hospitals have seen a reduction for dental-related visits by as much as 70% with potentially saving the state millions in Medicaid dollars (Xxxxxx, 2013). Other collaboration efforts are in place for integrating dentistry into primary ca...
Private Sector. Although as of yet cooperation with the private sector has been limited, in view of the government’s policy of private sector-led growth and employment strategy there are good opportunities to work with the private sector both for development of the sector and promotion of corporate social responsibility. Many areas of service delivery are eminently suited to public-private partnership and will be explored.
Private Sector. In the rural areas of Cape Verde, there is little commercial activity other than production agriculture. This Project will support and promote small-scale agro-based industry development through the provision of technical assistance and training and increasing the availability of credit. Such potential industries include fruit processing, input suppliers and downstream produce marketing.
Private Sector. UNDP will deepen its dialogue with private sector companies to leverage their technical expertise and networks, and to mobilise resources and other support for the programme. Some companies are embracing more their “corporate social responsibility” in doing business and adhere to the principles of the Global Compact.
Private Sector. 4. Operationalization, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association, of the one-stop window for investors, in line with the Recipient’s Law for Single Identification Process No. 06-040 dated August 11, 2006.
Private Sector. 42. What is the rate of companies conducting e-business, per size and sector if possible? Which applications?
Private Sector. An illustrative list of stakeholders from private sector includes providers of infrastructure, services, industrialists, bankers, among others. • Infrastructure – special economic zone (SEZ) developers, transport connectivity providers, port operators, residential land developers • Services – logistics providers, environmental services providers—sewerage, solid waste, communications providers, education, medical facilities, entertainment, cultural activities • Industrialists – domestic and international industrial associations, industrialists • Others – bankers, financial intermediaries, and capital market players.
Private Sector. Businesses operating at the municipal or regional level (Western Highlands), businesses and corporate foundations operating at the national level, businesses operating at the international level, financial institutions, Guatemalan and international investors.
Private Sector. Goods imported by the private sector (other than those goods procured under paragraph 1 above) estimated to cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent per contract may be procured in accordance with established commercial practices satisfactory to the Association. Part D: Review by the Association of Procurement Decisions
